79854 Zip Code (Valentine, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 136
Zip code population in 2010: 213
Zip code population in 2000: 250

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 79854: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 708.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 0.192 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $530 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 79854:

• High school or higher: 76.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 79854:

• Never married: 16.9%
• Now married: 74.6%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 8.5%

• 
• • 10074.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3525.9%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 79854, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,767 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,767
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $21,711 (reported on 75.0% of returns)

Here:	$21,711
State:	$41,947

Taxable interest for individuals: $133 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$133
Texas:	$2,255

Total tax: $2,828 (reported on 48.3% of returns)

79854:	$2,828
State:	$9,058

Earned income credit: $1,882 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,882
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.3%

Here:	63%
State:	57%

Nearest zip codes: 79855, 79734, 79845, 79843, 79851, 79718.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 77

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (0 now married, 22 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 79854 household income distribution in 2022

• 13Less than $10,000
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 79854

• 16$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 29$70,000 to $79,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 15$750,000 to $999,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,340
• Some other race householders: $36,349
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $45,441

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $84,703

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $195,500

Here:	$195,500
State:	$369,058

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 104
• Two: 1
• Mobile homes: 11

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 79854

• 53.3%28Walked
• 53.3%28Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 79854

• 50Less than 5 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 136

• Male householders: 29 (13 living alone), Female householders: 49 (16 living alone)

• 54 spouses (54 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 6 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person

13.9% of residents of 79854 zip code speak English at home.
91.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.0%

Population in 1990: 339.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 122
• West: 13

63% of the 79854 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

101% of the 79854 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common last names in zip code 79854 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jimenez	4	69.0 years
Barraza	3	84.6 years
Beare	3	83.0 years
Calderon	3	91.3 years
Pantoja	3	67.0 years
Porras	3	86.0 years
Babb	2	82.5 years
Everett	2	75.0 years
Hernandez	2	88.0 years
Gomez	2	70.6 years